This list highlights significant achievements based on the weekly
Last.fm Top Tracks worldwide chart, spanning from the inception week ending 20 Feb 2005 through the week ending 8 Apr 2012.
Contents:
1 Track achievements
1.1 Tracks with the most weeks at #1
1.2 Tracks with the most consecutive weeks at #1
1.3 Tracks with the most weeks at #2 (without hitting #1)
1.4 Tracks with the most weeks in the top 10
1.5 Most Listened-to #1 hits in a single week
2 Artist achievements
2.1 Artists with the most cumulative weeks at #1
2.2 Artists with the most consecutive weeks featuring self-replacement at #1
2.3 Artists with the most Top 10 (Top 5) hits
2.4 Artists who occupied the top 10 (top 5) positions simultaneously
3 Album achievements
3.1 Albums with the most number-one hits
Tracks with the most weeks at #1
Rank - Weeks at #1 - Artist – Track
1 - 40 weeks - Coldplay –
Viva La Vida2 - 38 weeks - Adele –
Rolling In The Deep …